| ( | x | + | 8 | ) | × | 1 5 | − | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | × | 1 2 | = | 6 5 | − | ( | x | + | 16 | ) | × | 5 |
| Left side of the equation = | x | × | 1 5 | + | 8 | × | 1 5 | − | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | × | 1 2 |
| = | x | × | 1 5 | + | 8 5 | − | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | × | 1 2 |
| = | 1 5 | x | + | 8 5 | − | x | × | 1 2 | + | 3 | × | 1 2 |
| = | 1 5 | x | + | 8 5 | − | x | × | 1 2 | + | 3 2 |
| = | - | 3 10 | x | + | 31 10 |
| - | 3 10 | x | + | 31 10 | = | 6 5 | − | ( | x | + | 16 | ) | × | 5 |
| Right side of the equation = | 6 5 | − | x | × | 5 | − | 16 | × | 5 |
| = | 6 5 | − | x | × | 5 | − | 80 |
| = | - | 394 5 | − | 5 | x |
| - | 3 10 | x | + | 31 10 | = | - | 394 5 | − | 5 | x |
| - | 3 10 | x | + | 5 | x | = | - | 394 5 | − | 31 10 |
47 10 | x | = | - | 394 5 | − | 31 10 |
47 10 | x | = | - | 819 10 |
| x | = | - | 819 10 | ÷ | 47 10 |
| = | - | 819 10 | × | 10 47 |
| = | - | 819 | × | 1 47 |
| x | = | - | 819 47 |
| x | = | - 17.425532 |